Why Christmas movies are awful (but we watch them anyway)
12/03/19 • 31 min
Objectively speaking, Christmas movies are the worst. Artistically, cinematically, creatively... they're just not good. And yet, we love to watch them every year. What is it that we like about them, and how might they be better?
Objectively speaking, Christmas movies are the worst. Artistically, cinematically, creatively... they're just not good. And yet, we love to watch them every year. What is it that we like about them, and how might they be better?
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